@Takkat Sorry, I disagree here. The spelling mistake is an integral part of the problem here, so it is a must that the question remains as it is.
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Thorsten DittmarApr 16 '14 at 14:31

@ThorstenDittmar: if you need to discuss this issue please do so in the apporpriate meta thread (see above). Here it is not the right place for doing so. Please also note, that not a single answer including the accepted answer says anything on this spelling mistake. This makes me believe it is not really that important.
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Takkat♦Apr 16 '14 at 14:43

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@Takkat Well, the question would not have come up without it, would it, but yes, I'll keep the discussion to the meta thread.
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Thorsten DittmarApr 17 '14 at 6:45

Heute has a slightly different meaning as well, it emphasizes the today i.e. it may well be different tomorrow. Heutzutage references a larger time span (more like "these days").
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Frerich RaabeApr 3 '14 at 10:51

Yes, but in my experience this is becoming uncommon. Even in the news I've heard "Heute xxxx man yyyy"
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Portree KidApr 3 '14 at 10:57

I don't have the impression that it becomes uncommon to distinguish between Heute and Heutzutage, but it's true that the two words are almost synonymous heutzutage (pun intended) in the actual context which is something like "Frueher war X, heute ist Y." i.e. it's very clear that heute does not actually mean the current day, but it contrasts with Frueher.
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Frerich RaabeApr 3 '14 at 11:02

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Having lived in Germany for 40 Years I do have the feeling that the usage of the German Language is becoming sloppier. But you are right I'll correct my answer accordingly.
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Portree KidApr 3 '14 at 11:06

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Finally another human having the impression that German gets sloppier nowadays (ergh -- heutzutage).
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TheBlastOneApr 3 '14 at 13:39